Homegoings (2013)

Through the eyes of funeral director Isaiah Owens the beauty and grace of AfricanAmerican funerals are brought to life Filmed at Owens Funeral Home in New York Citys historic Harlem neighborhood Homegoings takes an upclose look at the rarely seen world of undertaking in the black community where funeral rites draw on a rich palette of tradition history and celebration Combining cinéma vérité with intimate interviews and archival photographs the film paints a portrait of the dearly departed their grieving families and a man who sends loved ones home